Description
Lemon Herb Chicken and Rice is a simple chicken recipe perfect for a family dinner or an easy dinner on weeknights. This one pan chicken dish offers fresh flavors with minimal effort. It’s a great choice for a quick, wholesome weeknight meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 ½ cups long-grain white rice
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lemon sliced for garnish
- Fresh parsley chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Rub the chicken breasts with salt pepper garlic powder and onion powder.
- If you like you can heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat and brown the chicken for 2-3 minutes on each side then transfer it to the slow cooker.
- In a bowl combine the uncooked rice chicken broth lemon juice dried thyme and oregano.
- Pour this rice mixture evenly over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Arrange lemon slices on top of the rice.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 6-7 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
- Half an hour before serving check that the chicken is fully cooked reaching 165°F internally.
- Remove the chicken and fluff the rice with a fork stirring in more seasoning if needed.
- Serve the chicken either shredded or whole on top of the rice and garnish with fresh parsley.
- Method: Slow Cooker
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 servings
- Calories: 380 kcal
- Fat: 8g
- Protein: 30g